Paranormal State on A&E

Has anyone seen the new show on A&E called Paranormal State? At first, I was like OK a new show to watch, helping to create awareness in the field. Then after even the first episode, I was greatly disappointed. I can't decide which is worse, Paranormal State or Most Haunted?We have their fearless leader, who would make a hot lesbian, that appears to have watched too many episodes of the old Star Trek, perhaps an illegitimate grandson of Captain Kirk himself? Captains log.... errr... sorry, actually I think he says something like Investigators log, but you get the idea.

The show is started by stating that the cases are real and from almost the beginning that just doesn't seem to be the case. They are over-dramatized and typically include a child somewhere in the show. Are we trying to appeal to people's hearts going out to helping the child? Trying to make it more dramatic? The kid picks out a photo of some guy that died and this is supposed to be conclusive? The fact that the family is so open to discussing the experiences on camera and in front of the child makes me wonder if perhaps much of what he has "seen" is stuff that (A.) He created the experience to "fit" in and get attention from the family OR (B.) It has been talked about so much and no doubt discussed prior to the show in casual conversation, perhaps has heard others talk about the kid that killed himself, maybe saw a photo in an old yearbook, that he actually has created the experiences in his own mind. OR (C.) It's possible that something is going on there, but is being blown wayyyy out of proportion.

There are no reveals of the evidence collected, everything seems to be based on what is decidedly paranormal from personal experiences. This is not an investigation, while personal experiences are important, this does not constitute as evidence. Their "psychic" who looks very much like one of the iguanas in The Littlest Petshop collection. This guy comes out with a name of a demon that is hunting the fearless leader, that seems to be going from investigation to investigation wreaking havoc for the show. They end up doing a cleansing in a trailer that was allowing the demon to remain at because it was messy inside... maybe that's why monster always live in the closet, I haven't seen many kids closets that were very well organized. Getting back to the point... they do a cleansing with supposed clergy involved praying and throwing "holy water" all over the place. For some reason, perhaps to give the feel of being hand on involved, the show's leader is the one throwing holy water around, not the clergy at all. So does that mean their leader is a priest too?But my final question for today is...... "What happens if the demon is not Catholic? Does it still abide by the rules out of professional courtesy?"I have talked with so many other REAL investigators, some that have been in this field for 20+ years and most have never come across what would be described as demonic in nature..... certainly negative, angry, frustrated, but not demonic. Not to suggest that demons don't exist, but it is not as common as this show would have people believe either. I hope this team either gets canceled or learns how to conduct a real investigation. Dont get me wrong....im still totally obsessed with this show!!!!!....:)